Any rook is free to start any tournaments - I know Bry also has "Mini backgammon" tournaments he does - they usually start fast (but have a longer time limit)

Caissus - Feel free to start any tournament you think there needs to be - I will probable not do any "Fast Start" for some of the games you mentioned (antichess, hordechess) basicly because I don't think there is enough people who like it.

But one of the ways I see is try some (Like I have just recently with Reversi, Halma, etc....) - just to see if anyone would be interested.

What I have found (and will keep on doing) is backgammon (which I can sometimes start up to 2-3 a day!) is the most popular. Also Nack, Race, and Crowded gammon is also pretty popular. Spider Line 4, Battleboats & Five in Line also usually fills up within a day or two.

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But again, feel free to create any type of tournament you like. I don't sign up for my own currently because I'm tring to get my total game count down - but I know many others like the tournaments, so I try to keep them going for everyone else!

... if they did not like it, they would stop signing up, and then i would stop creating them! :-)

Harley,normally you create a tournement if you want play yourself.How do you think would the tournement site look like,if every rook would create so many tournements (for others)? And how many players would join in these many tournements?

I probably would, Caissus, except I'd feel like I was stepping on BBW's shoes... er.. paws!
And does it really matter if its BBW starting them, or a lot of different rooks?

Hi folks,you all are rooks and can create your own "fast start tournement",in which you want play.You must not wait on BBW`s endavours. Perhaps I should start too to create a series of tournements, someting like " much faster start,..." for chess, antichess, hordechess, januschess, ...,...,:)

i like the fast start games too!! :)

I like "fast start" a lot! Because i know that i can sign up for "Five in line" anytime and start playing within a day or two.

My suggestion for a site "all games" tournament would be so hopefully more people would join it - and then there would not be a need for other "all games" tournaments - since they normally don't get as many users. If there was a "MAIN" Site tournament - lets say once a month, I believe it would get many sign ups, which in turn make the tournament beter.

And like harley said - A lot of people like the "Fast start" tournament - I'll be the first to admit I have a lot up right now - that is because I like to try them with different game types to see what kind of response I get..... so those will disapear soon, and you probable will not see those game types again. :-)

Aww, I like BBW's tourneys! It means I can usually find a tourney thats likely to start that day or the day later, and because they're only 5 people I don't have to wait forever for them to finish. They're simple, quick and easy. Huh, go figure why I like them so much!

BBW,at the moment we have six all-games tournements in the tournement list, most of them have only few players.There is no need that you creates so many tournements especially if you don`t play in your own tournements.
A tournement should be a special event and sometimes less is more.Perhaps makes a limitation sense, for instance two tournements per rook per month?

Fencer - because a lot of the games I make are "Fast Start" games, meaning once 5 players sign up, I will start it - if it has many type of games, it would not longer be a fast starting tournament.

I have a lot of tournaments right now because I was just trying a few different games - I will try to keep my tournament's down.

Also, any plans for a regular "all games" tournaments. I would love to see 1 "main" tournament (site created / Fencer created) that started every month or so.

The Anti Socials Anti Reversi tournament needs 2 more players, Anti Backgammon tourny needs 3 more players, Anti Line4 needs 3, Anti Checkers needs 2, Atomic Chess needs 2, and Anti Chess needs 3.

BBW: Why don't you create just one tournament with more game types? I don't like the way you make Tournaments page too long.

sorry Steve.:( my mistak! .:)

i will buy beer for you and bob.LMAO.:)

Jack, you were close, you removed the @ but forgot the a to replace them :o)

Anytime bro.

thank you Bob.:))

I have a Chess tournament waiting for sign ups by invite.
If you want to join up, request an invite from me.
< href=?/game/Tournaments?trg=2865&trnst=0>Checkmate #1 Tournament</>

Have fun,
Ustica

I hope we do. The chances of everyone winning something are 1 in 5. Can't beat them odds.

Its on everyones main page, so all have seen it that visit the site. 9000 players have been here in the past, but not that many use the site now. I would also presume that most pawns who will not pay for membership, will not pay to join a tourny. So I get the feeling you will not get many more join :o(

Only about 2,000 active players

See, 2.9% of the active users signed up - better then 0.6% if you use the number of 9,000! :-)

Sorry Lythande

I don't know about that Steve over 9000 people here and 58 signed up. Not real good.

*nods* :)

I am sure its on enough boards etc for everyone to know about it LOL
I guess Lythande meant a link direct to the tourny

That would be up to Fencer. He is working on puting a link about more prizes on the server though so everyone will know.

It would also help if everyone told someone else about the tourney in your games. Make sure they know.

<Hey Linda, in these adverts for the BKFRPT, can you start linkinging somewhere to the sign-up page? Might get more folks there that way. :>

In answer to BBW's question.

If you are a paid member and win a tournament section it will go to the pawn of your chose.
Your chances to win in this tournament couldn't be greater please enter. ;•) Here

The more people who enter, the more sections we have. More sections = more winners!!!

If you are already a paid member and win a section, can we use the 6 month brain knight membership and give it to a pawn of our choice?

I have some great news. MORE PRIZES
Each section winner will receive a 6 month brain knight membership. This applies only to pawns.
Your chances to win are great. Please enter.;•)
As we say in my area the pot just got sweeter.

*Note* If you are a pawn or a knight you can still enter this tournament even if you are already in a tournament.

A tourney for the non expert Checkers players to have a chance to win :o)
Steveie's quick Checkers under 1600 BKR

Have fun and enjoy the games :o)
Steve

Congratulations to sarok for winning the Reversi 6x6 competition in the Brotherly Love (Beginners) tournament!

Congratulations to alesh for winning Round 1 Section 1 of Backgammon in the Brotherly Love (Beginners) tournament! :)

Helping Brainking Tourney
Stevie's Dollar Donation per player Reversi

Hi all, for every player who enters this tourney ,I will donate 1 dollar to Brainking. So more pawns and Knights can join in, I have set 1 game each and max 5 slots needed (means 2 games each colour too). If less than 15 players, I will donate 2 Dollars per player. Have fun and enjoy the games :o)

Would be nice if I could find 1 or more players who are willing to donate the same amount, to double or treble the money etc :o)

Back by popular demand

ALL games for dummies (under 1500 & unrated)

This is the best place to try out games which you may not normally play, or play when you know the "experts" are not going to beat you after 4 moves!

NOTE: If anyone has a rating WAY over 1500 by the time the tournament starts, I will remove them. PLEASE DO NOT join if you are really good at a game, there are plenty of other tournaments set up just for you!

Good Luck to all!

If you are a knight or a pawn and do not have room to enter this tournament and would like to pm me with your nic & Id # We will get you in. Thanks ;•)

I was thinking about setting up a simple ladder for the BK reversi players similar to the GT ones, one ladder per variation.
If you are interested, please let me know in one way or another.
It would be set up on my website and accesable from BK. But the games would have to started manually etc.

Steve

Congrats to RAHVIN666 for winning the Spider Line4 CHAMPIONSHIP Invitational (1-10) - which the winners of the #1-10 of the "Fast Start" tournaments competed!

(There are still a few games to finish in the tournament, but RAHVIN666 has already placed himself as the winner. Congrats!)

So there is Niki LOL I see Egzot only has 1 now. Maybe Longjohn needs to delete one, but then it may delete both. So I reckon LJ needs to get in touch with Fencer :o)

Bernice has some quite valid points. I don't know all the answers but I can try!

Would he be expected to refund if this was the only money forthcoming???

No, mainly because I hope its not the only money forthcoming! We need to keep on and on until the amount is raised for a new server.

Secondly.....are people giving Fencer the money they have pledged already??

I have no idea. Theres still a link for the 'get a better server' on the 'temporarily out of service' page you sometimes see when BK is down. Some people choose to upgrade a friend, and donate that way. Linda has ideas about collecting the money for her tournament - once she has enough people. Other people hold tournaments with a membership as a prize. And I guess some would just send in what they can. Its all donating.

I have read where "So and So" will donate $40 if the sun dont set etc....
ok....assume it hasnt set....has the $40 been paid...we have to look at this realistically(sp)

I guess that would be between the person pledging the money and Fencer.

This isnt a hypothetical situation...for Fencer it is real, for the rest of us it is playing with people who in most cases will never meet and will never have any contact with apart from the internet

Its real enough to me. I may never get to meet half of you, but I feel I know you as well (maybe better in some cases) than I know people I mix with daily. I can't see you or touch you, but you are just as much my friends as anyone in my 'real' life. Some may think that is sad, I like to think of it as an online community. My home inside my home. I would be disappointed if I couldn't get online to 'speak' to you all each day. It wouldn't seem the same at any other site. BrainKing is special. I feel it every time I log on, and it never changes no matter what is happening on the surface. Fencer has built a site like no other, and I for one will work my socks off to keep it online.

The 2 latest tournaments to sign for appear to have duplicated themselves.. LJ's backgammon, and Egzot's atomic chess... I just wanted someone to be aware :)

ok maybe we should here it from the big man himself ... maybe there are lots of people like bernice out there who would like to know ..... now if we all sent fencer a message he would have no time to do anything thing else .

ps fencer did make one remark on bk .com then said he would explain more ...but nothing yet

*shakes my head*
Bernice had you taken your own advice and asked Fencer you would know.

OK...i am bound to get a few ANTI- Bernice posts on this....but has anybody ASKED Fencer exactly what he wants?

Ask him what he is going to do with the small amounts of money he is going to be getting (maybe)
ask him EXACTLY, what he wants.....stop assuming, stop thinking thru his mind...just let the man get on with building the site up.
Ask him....what would he do with $450....ask him for gods sake....stop sending useless donations... 100 people X $5 in a tournament.....how long would this take to eventuate...the thought is good the final result could be a long way down the track......
either put your money up....or shut up and let Fencer get on with it....only my opinion

I can appreciate and understand what Linda is doing with her tournament to raise money...the question I ask is.....
If this IS the ONLY money raised... $450 for Fencer....what will he do with $450 when that is only a 10th of what he needs....do we go back to trying to raise another $3500, and go through all this explaining etc etc again???

***Edit*** the reasons I ask is...what would he (Fencer) do with $450...it isnt even a deposit.

Would he be expected to refund if this was the only money forthcoming???

Secondly.....are people giving Fencer the money they have pledged already??

I have read where "So and So" will donate $40 if the sun dont set etc....
ok....assume it hasnt set....has the $40 been paid...we have to look at this realistically(sp)

This isnt a hypothetical situation...for Fencer it is real, for the rest of us it is playing with people who in most cases will never meet and will never have any contact with apart from the internet

Of course I'm afraid of cats - they see the BIG BAD WOLF, and they think I'm a piece of furniture or something so they use me as a scratching post!

Hum... I think i'm getting off topic again.

To stay on topic - JOIN ONE OF MY TOURNAMENTS! :-)

I'll accept that challenge! (That is to stay away from them)

I'm entering very few new tournament, especially 1 day tournaments! :-)

SO
WHAT
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HAHAHA

BTW, sorry to go off topic all, Just trying to help out another member :)

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